NewsFebruary 3, 2013
Doniphan woman convicted in deaths of elderly couple
EMINENCE, Mo. -- A Doniphan, Mo., woman was convicted Thursday in two 2010 murders. A Shannon County jury deliberated nearly five hours and found Melissa "Lisa" Youngblood, 35, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the July 10, 2010, deaths of Edgar Atkinson, 81, and Bonnie Chase, 69, who were found dead inside their burned home...
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EMINENCE, Mo. -- A Doniphan, Mo., woman was convicted Thursday in two 2010 murders.
A Shannon County jury deliberated nearly five hours and found Melissa "Lisa" Youngblood, 35, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the July 10, 2010, deaths of Edgar Atkinson, 81, and Bonnie Chase, 69, who were found dead inside their burned home.
A sentencing date will be set at a later time.
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